Recent Graduates
2026 Graduating Chief Fellowships:
Matthew Adsit, MD - Carilion Clinic/Virginia Tech School of Medicine (Hand and Upper Extremity)
Jeffrey Byrd, MD - University of Tennessee, Campbell Clinic (Foot and Ankle)
Carl Edge, MD - Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas, South Carolina (Sports Medicine)
Brady Ernst, MD - OrthoCarolina (Adult Reconstruction)
Matthew Weber, MD - University of Virginia (Hand and Upper Extremity)
2025 Graduating Chief Fellowships:
Joshua Bryan, MD - University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (Trauma)
Alexandra Ernst, MD - Davis and Reno Orthopaedic Center (Foot and Ankle)
Jacob Farrar, MD - University of Pennsylvania (Adult Reconstruction)
Nicholas Poulos, MD - University of Virginia (Sports Medicine)
Robert Schmidt, MD - Florida Orthopedic Institute (Shoulder and Elbow)
2024 Graduating Chief Fellowships:
Azhar Bashir, MD - UW School of Medicine (Foot and Ankle) (VCU Ortho Faculty)
Alexis Jorgensen, MD - University of Pennsylvania (Adult Reconstruction)
Tali Gorica, MD - Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard (Sports Medicine)
Omar Protzuk, MD - Harvard Bringham and Women's (Sports Medicine) (VCU Ortho Faculty)
James Satalich, MD - MGH Orthopaedics (Sports Medicine) and Rothman Orthopaedics (Shoulder and Elbow) (VCU Ortho Faculty)
2023 Graduating Chief Fellowships:
Mackenzie Grasso, MD - Hospital for Special and Orthopaedic (Hand and Upper Extremity) and the University of Miami (Trauma)
Amanda Hayes, MD - Joseph Miles Abell Jr., MD, Clinical Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery (Adult Reconstruction)
David Kao, MD - Orthopaedic Research of Virginia (Sports Medicine) (VA Ortho Faculty)
Alden Newcomb, MD - Virginia Tech Carilion (Spine)
Conor O'Neill, MD - Duke University (Foot and Ankle and Sports Medicine)
Stephen Wahl, MD - University of Arkansas (Adult Reconstruction) (VA Ortho Faculty)
2022 Graduating Chief Fellowships:
Colby Barber, MD - Andrews Research and Education Foundation (Sports Medicine)
Lee Gammon, MD - UNC Orthopaedics and Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic (Sports Medicine) (VCU Ortho Faculty)
Daniel Layon, MD - Washington University/Barnes Jewish Hospital (Adult Reconstruction) (VCU Ortho Faculty)
Matthew Spivey, MD - UNC Orthopaedics and Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic (Sports Medicine)
Katherine Xie, MD - Harvard Massachusetts General Hospital (Foot and Ankle)